Artemis I
Artemis I is the first integrated test of NASA's deep space exploration system, including the Orion spacecraft Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida ground systems. The first of a string that will be increasingly complicated missions, Artemis I, is an uncrewed flight test that will establish the foundation for human deep space exploration and show our dedication and ability to bring humans back on the Moon and even further.
Launch Site: Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida
Date of Launch November. 16th, 2022. Time 1:47 a.m. Eastern Standard Time
Mission Duration Days: 25 days, 10 hours, and 53 minutes
Destination Distant retrograde orbit in the Moon Total
Mission Miles: Around 1.4 million miles (2.3 million kilometers)
Targeted Splashdown Site Pacific Ocean, off the coast of San Diego
Return Speed: up to 25.000 miles per hour (40,000 km/h)
Splashdown: Dec. 11, 2022
On this mission, Orion will launch atop the most powerful rocket on the planet and travel further than any spacecraft made by humans has ever. In the mission, Orion will travel over 280,000 miles (450,000 kilometers) from Earth and nearly 40,000 miles (64,000 kilometers) over the outer reaches of the Moon. Orion will be in space for longer than any other spacecraft without docking with the space station and will return to Earth faster and more hot than ever. The initial Artemis mission will show the capability of Orion as well as the SLS rocket. It will examine our capabilities to travel to the Moon before returning to Earth. This mission will open openings for further missions in the lunar region, such as landing the world's first woman and the first person of color on the Moon's surface of the Moon. Through Artemis I, NASA sets the stage for exploration by humans into space. Astronauts will construct and begin testing the technology close to the Moon required for lunar surface missions and exploration of other locations further away from Earth and beyond, including Mars. By launching Artemis, NASA will collaborate with international and industrial partners to develop long-term exploration for the very first time.
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